Hand-weeder.



S. ALUNAN.

HAND WEEDER.

APPHCATION FILED FEB. 19. 1914.

1, 142,869. Patented June 15, 1915.

I r Y W flbtowm THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO'LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. C.

sALvAnoR AnUNAN, or JARO, PHILIPPINE rsnalvns.

HANDWEEDER.

V Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 15, 1915.

Application filed February 19, 1914. 7 Serial N 0. 819,855.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, SALVADOR ALUNAN, a citizen of the PhilippineIslands, residing at Jaro, in the Province of Iloilo, PhilippineIslands, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HandWeeders, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cultivating devices, and morespecifically to hand weeders.

The object of my invention is to provide a device for digging out weeds,especially for use in tropical climates growth is rapid and the rootsrun so deep into the ground that their removal by hand is not onlyextremely difiicult and tiring, but as such method merely removes thesurface growth, the weeds are soon as thick and as injurious to growingcrops as ever.

My invention provides the means for digging out the weeds in a way totake out the roots thereof, and this more with less expenditure ofphysical eifort than the former unsatisfactory methods.

In my device I particularly desire to use a Weeder, but the weeder isremovably mounted and may therefore be replaced by other cultivatingimplements, blade, a plow-share, and the like.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularlyenumerated, will be clearly understood from the detailed description anddrawing forming a part .of this specification.

Furthermore, this invention consists in the novel arrangement andcombination of parts more particularly described in the followingspecification and embodied in the claim appended part of thisapplication. a

eferring now to the drawings which are merely illustrative of myinvention, and which form a part of this specification: the figure is aperspective of my device with handle in raised position.

Referring further to the drawing, 1 designates a lever, having a handle2 at one end arranged transversely thereof, and having an arm 8 securedat its opposite end, said arm being fixed at an oblique angle relativeto said lever l and tinuation thereof. At the free end of said where therapidly. and i such as a hoe hereunto and forming a arm is removablymounted a'weed fork 4 or other agricultural implement by means of boltsindicated at 10. An anchor rod 5 having a bifurcated carrier 6 on oneend, forms a fulcrum for said lever and arm by means'of a pivotalbearing 7 located at a: V

convenient point upon said a ly near its point of jointure with saidlever, said pivotal bearing passing through said bifurcated carrier andsaid arm. At the free end of said anchor rod 5 is fixed a pronged member8 for the purpose of engaging with the earth, while at a certaindistance from the end of said pronged member and arranged transverselythereof. is mounted a block 9 to regulate the depth to which saidpronged member may sink into the earth.

To operatemy weeder, the lever 1 is first raised, and in that positionthe operator places the Weed forkd in front of the weed to be removed,that is, the operator. As the lever is pulled downthe earth and the weedwhat downwardly and fork is forced someforwardly, thus removing the weedand roots with very little effort. The pressure on the handle '2 may beregulated by the operatorias to cause the implement being used tomoveeither down wardly and forwardly, or forwardly onlv,

thereby making a furrow of even depth when a plow-share is arm 3. a

Having now described and pointed out the new and useful features of myinvention, I do not limit myself to the shape of certain parts where theshape is notessen tial, nor do I restrict myself to the exact mountedupon the details of construction shown and described but mean and intendto cla m all equivalents and variations thereof not departing inprinciple from my invention and falling within the purview of theappended claim.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

In a hand weeder, in combination, an anchor rod, an earth-engaging prongmember secured uponthe lower end of said rod, a block mountedtransversely on said rod adjacent the upper portion of said earth'-engaging prong member, a bifurcation arm 3, prefer-' on the side nearestwardlythe pronged member 8 engages with formed upon the other end ofsaid rod, a In testimony whereof I affix my signahearing interposedbetween said bifurcature in presence of tWo Witnesses. tion, a shankpivotally mounted upon said SALVADOR ALUNAN bearing, a forked membermounted upon 5 one end of said shank, and a lever handle Witnesses:

mounted upon the other end of said shank Z010 FIONGIO, and disposed atan angle thereto. PEDRO MORALES.

Copies oi this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 02 Patents,

Washington, D. G.

